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The Virtual Book Fair is still going on, and the giveaway for Murder In Absentia is still on! Enter for your chance to win a signed paperback or an ebook copy of the novel my cat said was the absolute mice crackers! Paperback giveaway: https://www.facebook.com/events/927569970656592/permalink/963809640365958/ eBook giveaway: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/175e47c31/ (You’ll need info from my booth, in case you […]

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This flash fiction was sparked by Twitter conversation, and first appeared on NothingAnyGood – a great blog by a short-story author friend, Dan Buri. Do check it out. You’ll be forgiven in seeing some on Neil Gaiman’s works (Stardust in particular) in the inspiration to this story as well. I hope I did it justice. […]

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Hi everyone! All the activities at the fair have started! I’d like to give a warm welcome to the over 500 guests that are attending! All the participating authors are ridiculously excited 🙂 Here’s what to expect for the next two weeks. Every day the moderator will post up to books from a specific genre for you to check […]

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I’ve written before about what it took me to get published. It was a collection of tips and lessons-learnt, which Lifehacker grandiosely called “The complete guide”. However, every so often I come across an article from one of the literary greats about the topic. A couple of really good ones I came across recently, from […]

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Later this year (October 9th to 16th) one of my favourite Facebook groups, Flavour of Fantasy, for Indie authors will be hosting a Virtual Fantasy Con. “What is a virtual con?” I hear you ask. I’m glad you asked. A virtual convention is exactly like a regular convention, except it is free, you don’t have to […]

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Every Wednesday on twitter, a bunch of authors run a single line short… something. The essence of a story encapsulated in a single tweet, and tagged with #1LineWed. There are some beautiful pieces out there, worth hunting for. Usually there is a theme every week, posted by @RWAKissofDeath. This week was comfort. Here’s mine for this week – I’m […]

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So while I’m busy writing up his memoirs and doing promotions for them to spread the word, Felix seems to have done a runner on me. He knows perfectly well that I’m running a blog dedicated to character interviews, yet he run off and gave a guest post – with more details! – on a different […]

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This story is a product of prodding from Julia, my wife and inspiration. Her insistence that “sex sells” has led me to do a market research into the currently highest-trending mass-market erotica (dreadful stuff, which left me feeling dirty). I give you now the result, my own take on this popular trope with a uniquely […]